David McCullough
David McCullough’s books are exceptionally enjoyable, and this one is no exception. It brings John Adams, his wife Abigail, and their sometime friend Thomas Jefferson to life. The portrait of Adams is fully drawn. His intellectual life, his family life, his self-image, and his struggles are all vividly presented. The only problem with the book is that it leaves the reader thinking that today’s politicians are ignorant pygmies by comparison.